Here’s a features and specs comparison of Samsung Galaxy S6 vs Galaxy Note 4. More details and comparison chart can be found right here after the break.

Now that the Galaxy S6 is available having been announced at Mobile World Congress, many of you will be contemplating the purchase. But despite its status as Samsung’s presumed flagship, it’s not exactly a generation leap from the company’s other major handset, the Galaxy Note 4. If you’re on the fence and unsure as to whether the S6 or the Note 4 suits your needs, then our specs and features comparison below might help you to arrive at a decision.

Let’s not beat around the bush, here: either one of these devices is going to offer more than enough power to suit almost anybody’s requirements, but where the Galaxy S and Note series have generally remained similar in most aspects except size and S Pen capabilities, there are currently far more differences than there have ever been.

The 5.1-inch display of the Galaxy S6 is not meant to be squirreled away into the pocket, but should be more comfortable to tuck away than the Note 4, which includes a mammoth 5.7-inch display. They’re both 2K panels, which means that the display of the S6 is a tad sharper at an eye-watering 577 ppi, but either way, you’ll do well to notice any pixels with the naked eye.

One of the major factors that will surely determine whether one purchases an S6 or a Note 4 is the removable storage and battery. Samsung fans have continually lauded the fact that the company’s flagship can switch batteries and increase storage at will, but Sammy appears to have stopped this with the Galaxy S6. Thus, if you’re looking for the ability to add memory or swap out your battery, go for the Note 4 over the S6, the latter of which offers neither of these features.

The cameras of each handset look similar on paper, although the rear-facing shooter of the Galaxy S6 edges it thanks to its f/1.9 aperture, which lets more light in for a better end product. The front-facing camera is also better on the S6, with wide-angle making for better group selfies.

The Galaxy S6 carries a much-revised design, with a slicker, metallic shell that will probably go down well with fans of higher-end design. After years of bemoaning the plasticky finish, Samsung has finally taken a leaf out of Apple and HTC’s books, although as aforementioned, it does forgo many omni-present features like removable battery in order to achieve the look.

Here’s a full-on look at both devices, pound-for-pound:

Based on the key details, have you made your decision to buy the Note 4 or the S6? Or perhaps you’ve got your eye on the HTC One M9? Whatever the case, do share your comments with us below!

Update: Originally published on 3/31, this article has been updated with more side-by-side specs for both devices.

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Ok… So the S6 cost more but the Note 4 has a bigger display, better processor, removable battery, SD slot, and has the SPen. Hmm… tough choice….

iAmRafy

But you get 62 ppi’s on the display!

Darien Krimson

I’ll be leaving the Samsung scene with these newest installments as well as will be quite a few of my friends and family. You’re moving more towards appearance and less towards over all usage. on top of it all these devices are appearing more like apple products with each iteration.

Tayo Adewale

Does that really make any difference? Is 62 ppi worthy $100?
Most galaxies users claim that iPhones are expensive and they ignore build quality and I see no reason why Galaxy S6 should be priced more than Note 4 if it wasn’t for build quality, one of which make Apple products prone to high price.
If S6 looks as iphone 6 it shouldn’t be priced higher then because this may reduce the numbers of people who would have wanted it.

Fishma2

Not that I think a lot people will notice the differences but keep in mind that the S6 has their new internal memory which improves read and write speeds dramatically and has gone to DDR4 ram. Again I’m not saying that it needs to be priced so much higher but there are some premium hardware improvements in this device. I don’t feel that going from 32GB to 128GB should be such a price increase either. I wish they would have priced more competitive in that aspect.

And I’m a Note series fan.

Evan Toth

The Note 4 is still running 4.4.4 Kitkat…
What are the major differences in the TouchWiz interface?

Claytonsane Darmanin

so now samsung fans are going to buy the iPhone6 clone… cool very original:)

James Duncan

better processor? on what planet? the s6 just scored the highest ever scored on antutu and its double the size on the processor 8 cores vs the note 4 lol

The Note 4 Asian model is Exynos 8-core. Not sold in the US and EU, I believe. Get it in MBK mall in Bangkok. Brilliant machine, I have one. In China and India they also sell a dual-sim model not for sale in the West where dual-sim use is uncommon.

Andrew Gora

Is that enough to outweigh the discrepancy from the note 4’s 2.7ghz cpu as opposed to the s6’s 2.1ghz one?

iMiss Patrick vaGina

Thanks for the updated specs Ben! This is exactly what I need my daughter to see since she’s deciding between them both. Much appreciated!

J1mmy1985

the Note 4 has 2 configurations, the 1st is a 2.7 quad-core and the 2nd is a 1.3 quad-core plus a 1.9 to make an 8 core chip. The S6 just has the 8 core configuration and it is more powerful being a 1.5 quad-core and 2.1 quad-core

Keith Leger

The only way you can say the Note 4 is the better choice is display size, removable battery, S-pen & SDcard is more important to you than performance & premium build, if you want a phablet get the Note 4,The S6 beats in it every aspect of performance. In real world usage the Note 4 suffers a lot of lag that the S6 does not. I love the Note series but they are just too big for me and my front pocket. S6 is the best all around android device right now.

Sachin

Samsung rules I will sell my 6 plus and right buy 6 edge

Eugene

Dear Keith Leger,
I’m about to buy one of those devices. I kept both devices in the hands, but could not pick one. Please tell me why did you write that Note 4 suffers a lot of lag (I realized that not only in comparison with new S6)?
I’ll be very grateful if you answer the question!
Seriusly can’t choose beetwen S6 and Note 4 (one with Exynos chip).

remove the [dot] from the address I included and just put a real period.

Keith Leger

All Samsung devices suffered lag, especially over time. It is because of touchwiz. Samsung really tried to minimize and optimize touchwiz for the S6. It still has some lag, compared to HTC one or stock Android devices but it is minor and really not enough to bother me. I know many people with the note 4 and they love it. They say they don’t notice they lag but if you use one of the other devices as a daily driver you will feel a difference. I have the s6 edge and love it. I battery life similar to the m9 and better than the moto x 2nd gen (I had both) .

Keith Leger

true, but then you have to run iOS and iTunes..no thanks. But iphone6 is a great phone and looks great thanks to them borrowing some design tips from HTC.

Eugene

Thanks for the answer!

Irish Keith

I’m sorry but I have a note 4 since its release and it’s fantastic. Absolutely love it. The S6 looks like a great phone but to me it seems like it has only two very areas it beats the note 4 on, the camera, only cause of a .2 f stop difference and the processor is only .2ghz faster on the same chips.

Note 4 has the S pen, a removable battery (also a better battery ) and you can put a 128gb sd card in. And don’t forget the bigger screen baby!!!!

Also I’ve heard a lot about lag issues with the new s6. I have very very very little lag.

kevin Dwarka

Just wait 4 the note 5 bcuz by time then there will be no lag

Antoinette26

I am in the same boat as you Eugene, I need to know by end June, LOL! Did you get your new device yet?

Eugene

I bought Samsung Galaxy S6 and I love it!
If you are now “Note 4 or Galaxy S6” I’m sure I can recommend to you go with Galaxy S6! Of course If bigger sreen size or SD card slot don’t excite you. Forget about battery life, they are pretty the same in this matter.
I don’t know anything about the price of these two phone in your place, but S6 definitely worth it!
Good luck!
P.S.: I really like S6 camera!!

Antoinette26

Thank you Eugene. I dont worry about the price though. I was just confused because so many people had something negative to say re S6 but I loved the S6 when I saw it.

Eugene

That’s what really matters: you’re alredy in love with S6! 😀
Just stop reading various S6 reviews and go to the store!

Antoinette26

Thank you so much Eugene. Will def get S6 month end, and will send a pic, lol.

Eugene

Np! 🙂

bbe555

Well i can i can tell you as i have had all the note series and had my note 4 a year now . This blows the the s6 away in real life fact . The note 4 no lag whatsoever as i use this for demanding apps and this can even run most usb applications from Xbox controller to TS232 programming. I could give you a demonstration of both phones and you would make your mind up in 5 mins. Only phone that could compete with the note 4 is the note 5 … I wouldn.t swap my note 4 for an s6 if someone paid me 300 notes as well.
Hope this helps

4K, refers to a display device or content having horizontal resolution on the order of 4,000 pixels. The point here i’m trying to show is the horizontal, 1080p does not have 2000 horizontal lines.

1440p is 4 times the res of 720p, 4k is 4 times the res of 1080p. 1440p should be called WGXGA

Carla Dahl

I am about to swap my iphone 6 to Samsung phones but I am confuse which one is better, note 4 or s6 or s6 edge? Can you guys help me please???

plums666

personally, i love the S pen, it helps me a lot with some works, but the front cam of s6 is way better than note 4, but why would you want to swap your iphone 6 anyway? it is already a pretty decent smartphone imo.

Heit Leur

Note 4 is 32bit processing whereas the S6 Edge/ S6 is 64bit Processing which is the same as the iphone just with better features and hardware, and yes, Candy Cane 6.2 is going to blow away apple’s ios next year.

Heit Leur

Plus if you need better info just goto XDA in the address bar and check for yourself, Android (the underdog) is beating ios.